Happy No School On Halloween!

My kids let me sleep in this morning AND made me breakfast. (hmmm maybe they want something?) Also, in case you can't tell, it consisted of pancakes with raspberry syrup, chocolate syrup, whipped cream. strawberries, and powdered sugar. Might as well be consistent with the sugar high theme of the day i guess.

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I just uploaded a bunch of pics from my japanese garden field trip last week on my PTC blog cause i wanted a distraction.
And pretty fall stuff makes me happy.
So you should take a look if you get a chance.

I guess it's that time of year again.

My grandfather had a stroke today and does not wish to have brain surgery to stop the hemorrhaging in his brain.
So basically, unless it stops bleeding on its own, it seems real likely that he will be reunited with grandma within the next few weeks.
Good for him. Bad for us, i guess.

(Strangely enough, my friend Bridget used to be Blasi just called me from my Dad's phone. She is working on my Grandpa's floor and recognized my parents from youth group days, and it's just nice to know someone amazing like her is taking care of my family.)

Indian Ford Meadow

dear preschool,

Two and a half hours is NOT enough time to do ANYTHING.

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